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After completing a four-year tour of duty, he attended the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. He trained under the direction of Pete Conrad, who would later become Commander of the Apollo 12 moon flight, and who would be instrumental in getting Bean assigned to that mission.

Apollo 12 Lunar Module Pilot Alan Bean

Alan Bean shaving on Skylab 2

The artist Alan Bean